News Category: Africa
AHO targets to end HIV/AIDS by 2030
77.5 million people have been infected with HIV since the first case was reported 40 years ago. Nearly 35 million have died from AIDS. There is neither a vaccine against HIV nor a cure for AIDS as yet.
Read MoreLockdown increased violence against women.
Before the lockdown, we came across many instances of harassment faced by girls. But as the lockdown started and continued, the number of cases have grown.
Read MoreMyths and Facts About High Blood Pressure
Managing hypertension or high blood pressure has become even more crucial now to reduce the risk of COVID-19 adverse events and mortality, says an Indian neurosurgeon, who has also busted some common myths about Hypertension.
Read MoreType 2 diabetes warning signs in the eyes of high blood sugar levels
TYPE 2 diabetes does always cause symptoms, which is why it can take up to 10 years for the condition to be diagnosed. But if left untreated it can damage the heart, kidneys, feet and also eyes, which can lead to vision loss. Here are three warning signs of the condition in your eyes.
Read MoreCOVID-19 leads to increase in violence against women
The spread of Covid-19 may increase the tendency of violence against women and hinder or slow down the process of achieving gender equality and empowering women
Read More3rd wave sweeps across Africa as Covid vaccines dry up
African countries face a last-ditch battle against a third wave of Covid infections, as the supply of vaccines to the continent “grinds to a halt”, top health officials have warned.
Read MoreMalaria is far deadlier in Africa than the coronavirus
No hospital in this rural community has recorded a covid-19 death. But another menace fills graves on a grimly predictable schedule. The seasonal downpours that soak the red dirt roads here nurture clouds of mosquitoes that spread malaria. Researchers call it a forgotten epidemic: The parasitic disease kills more than 400,000 people each year. Most victims are children in Africa.
Read MoreCOVID-19 infections reach 4,925,978 in Africa
The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa reached 4,925,978 on Monday as various amid a Africa Health Organization (AHO) warning that the continent's healthcare systems are "far from ready" to cope with a fresh surge of infections.
Read MoreAHO to adopt 3D scans to speed heart disease diagnosis in Africa
According to Graciano Masauso, President of AHO, the technology known as HeartFlow turns a regular CT scan of the heart into a 3D image allowing doctors to diagnose life-threating coronary heart disease in just 20 minutes.
Read MoreAHO is seriously concerned about an alarming Increase Of Gender-Based Violence In Cameroon
According to various United Nations (UN) and human rights organization reports, there has been a dramatic increase in sexual violence and assault cases towards women in the Anglophone Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon.
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